Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) cell was established with an objective to promote and upgrade the teachers in architectural education and profession through conduct of various thrust related short term courses in Architecture / Planning and other allied areas, from time to time. In the year 1999- 2000 AICTE / COA has sanctioned three Quality Improvement Programme Cells at National level.

School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi.

School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), JNA & FAU, Hyderabad.

School of Architecture and Planning (SAP), Anna University, Chennai. as sub cells.

School of Planning and Architecture, JNTU, Hyderabad has attained the status of National centre for Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) in March 2004 with a thrust to upgrade the qualification of Teachers and carryout their Research. National centre for QIP has 4 seats each under Master's Degree Programme and Ph.D. Programme for each Academic year, whereas the sub-centres can have 3 seats each under Master's as well as Ph.D. Programmes at Chennai & New Delhi.